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Published in final edited form as: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 May 8;7(4):598–608. doi: 10.1007/s40615-019-00688-4

Table 3:

Association of Health Literacy with Oral Health Constructs (N = 548)^a

	Adjusted Correlation	P value

Oral Health Knowledge	0.25	<0.001
Oral Health Beliefs
Extended Health Belief Model
Perceived Susceptibility	−0.19	<0.001
Perceived Severity	0.16	<0.001
Perceived Barriers	−0.26	<0.001
Perceived Benefits	0.17	<0.001
Self-Efficacy	0.27	<0.001
Locus of Control
Internal Locus of Control	0.06	0.154
External Locus of Control – Powerful Others	−0.20	<0.001
External Locus of Control – Chance	−0.23	<0.001
Behavioral Adherence	0.06	0.174
Oral Health Status	−0.09	0.040

Models controlled for parent age and income.